Kaikoura Museum/Kaikoura Historical Society

A family sitting in front of a historic car.
Nelson Provincial Museum, Kingsford Collection 163327/6

14 Ludstone Road
Kaikoura 8280
Email contact

Access

  • Monday to Friday: 12.30pm to 4.30pm
  • Weekends and Public holidays: 2.00pm - 4.00pm
  • Closed: Good Friday and Christmas Day

Services

Family research. Staff to assist weekdays.

Photocopying

Available

Charges

  • $3 admission (adult) $0.50c admission (child)
  • Photocopying charges
  • Research $15.00 per hour

Contact

Mrs Pam Garbes, Curator
Ph +64 3 319 7440 (museum hours)

Resources

  • History of Kaikoura District and over 12,000 photographs
  • Sherrard files, over 20,000 names indexed
  • Year 2000 Early Settlers Register

Births, Deaths and Marriages

  • Index to Births, Deaths, Marriages
  • Births in Kaikoura 1862-1875. Deaths and Burials in Kaikoura area 1865-1963 (excluding Māori records).Some marriages 1862 - 1930.

Newspapers

  • Kaikoura Star (incomplete). Copies from 1880-1960, but not held at Museum. Must be requested.